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Who Bears the Burden of Farming in the Age of Mechanization? Intergenerational Labor Reallocation in Rural China 机械化时代谁来承担农业的负担？中国农村的代际劳动力再分配

IF 2.9 2区经济学

China & World Economy Pub Date : 2026-07-27 DOI: 10.1111/cwe.70041

Yiqiang Zhang, Mohammad Heydari, Kezhong Jiang, Victor Shi

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Global Supply Chain Restructuring and ASEAN–China Trade Frictions: Evidence from US Nearshoring and Friendshoring 全球供应链重组与中国—东盟贸易摩擦：来自美国近岸和友岸的证据

IF 2.9 2区经济学

China & World Economy Pub Date : 2026-07-27 DOI: 10.1111/cwe.70040

Xiaoyong Qiao, Sibei Cheng, Pengyang Zhang, Tingyu Hou

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The Effect of Urban–Rural Pension Insurance Integration on Perceived Social Security Fairness 城乡养老保险一体化对社会保障公平感知的影响

IF 2.9 2区经济学

China & World Economy Pub Date : 2026-07-27 DOI: 10.1111/cwe.70037

Jiachang Liu, Fangzhou Cao

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Interurban Innovation Networks and Export Quality 城市间创新网络与出口质量

IF 2.9 2区经济学

China & World Economy Pub Date : 2026-07-27 DOI: 10.1111/cwe.70034

Kuo Zhou, Jian Wang, Sipeng Zeng

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Digital Literacy, Female Employment, and Gender Income Gap 数字素养、女性就业和性别收入差距

IF 2.9 2区经济学

China & World Economy Pub Date : 2026-07-27 DOI: 10.1111/cwe.70039

Fang Xu, Shiqi Cheng, Xiaoru Zhang

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The Impact of the Digital Economy on Household Development Resilience 数字经济对家庭发展韧性的影响

IF 2.9 2区经济学

China & World Economy Pub Date : 2026-07-27 DOI: 10.1111/cwe.70038

Aijun Wang, Qingyun Zhao

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IF 3.6 2区经济学

China & World Economy Pub Date : 2026-05-14